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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Silkwoods. Smith made a decision that swept him into a complex legal fight. "I figured if somebody, no matter who, asked a question, I ought to answer," he recalls. "Well, pretty soon it was the Silkwood people, the Kerr-McGee people and the reporters, and then I'm in court. If nobody had found me to ask questions, I wouldn't be involved in the damn thing...
Inside his own party, Carter remained a distant second choice for the nomination. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the poll showed, would defeat the incumbent President by a large margin. Kennedy led Carter among Democrats and independents by a stunning 56% to 30%. Last fall, after his successes at Camp David, Carter had reduced Kennedy's lead to ten points, but the gap has widened again. Every region of the country, again including the South, gave Kennedy an advantage, as did Democrats of all ideological stripes, including those calling themselves conservatives...
...verification capability. In a clarification the next day, he stressed that while it might take a year to replace the Iranian capabilities that affected SALT, "our verification of Soviet missile developments never consisted solely of monitoring from Iran." Said Brown: "Considering the variety of our monitoring techniques . . . I'm convinced that we're going to be able to verify a SALT agreement from the moment it is signed and ratified...
Both sides claimed victory. "I'm proud to have paved the way for other women who have relationships such as mine," declared Michelle, 46. Retorted Lee, 55: "We won on all counts...
Sidman, elected for his work on the development of the mammalian brain, said yesterday that membership in the academy is an honor, "but unless I'm in for a rude surprise, there's not much work expected...